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adj.1 weak, dim, faint, feeble.Toda esa situación pinta mal This whole situation looks bad.2 atonic.* * *► adjetivo1 (persona) weak, feeble3 LINGÚÍSTICA weak1 weak person1 the weak\débil mental mentally retarded person, mentally deficient person* * *adj.1) weak2) faint3) feeble* * *1. ADJ1) [persona] [gen] weak; [extremadamente] feeble; [por mala salud o avanzada edad] frailse encuentra un poco débil de salud — his health is rather frail, he is in rather poor health
2) [carácter] weak; [esfuerzo] feeble, half-hearted3) (=poco intenso) [voz, ruido] faint; [luz] dim2.SMFeconómicamente* * *a) < persona> ( físicamente) weak; ( falto de - firmeza) soft; (- voluntad) weak; <economía/ejército/gobierno> weakb) <sonido/voz> faint; < moneda> weak; < argumento> weak; < excusa> feeble, lame; < luz> dim, faintc) <sílaba/vocal> unstressed, weak* * *= powerless, flimsy [flimsier -comp., flimsiest -sup.], shaky [shakier -comp., shakiest -sup.], weak [weaker -comp., weakest -sup.], fragile, spineless, feeble, effete, faint, frail, feckless, thin [thinner -comp., thinnest -sup.], weakling, runt, nesh, weedy [weedier -comp., weediest -sup.], boneless.Ex. In a world divided by ideology, by trade barriers, by military threats and nuclear fears, we librarians are not powerless.Ex. Many paperbacks actually stand up to this usage better than the flimsy hardback covers now being produced.Ex. The subdivision 'Discovery and Exploration' under geographic names reinforces the popularly held notion that the world outside Western Europe had no history -- and only a shaky hold on existence -- before it was 'discovered' by Western Europeans.Ex. Problems arise from weak or outmoded structuring of subjects in the schedules of DC.Ex. The material which carries the message is fragile.Ex. To call a supervisor ' spineless' is to tag him as weak and therefore unfair to his really good employees.Ex. Mearns warns us, 'Recollection is treacherous; it is usually too broad or too narrow for another's use; and what is more serious, it is frequently undependable and worn and feeble'.Ex. Some teachers argue against book clubs, claiming that they bring together only a certain kind of avid reader, the literary equivalent of the religiously effete and over-pious.Ex. As more and more copies are produced, so the amount of dye on the master is reduced layer by layer until the image on the copy paper becomes quite faint.Ex. Previous research has demonstrated that frail elderly living in subsidized high-rise apartments have greater unmet needs than elderly who reside in traditional community housing.Ex. The author wrings sick humor from its feckless heroes' forlorn attempts to escape from a drug habit that they do not really enjoy any longer.Ex. Although it may be a bit thin in its use of standard academic sources of information, it is exceedingly strong on insider information and personal interviews.Ex. According to Safire, when a slice a cake was put before him Putin said 'Sweets are for weaklings and children'.Ex. Under the same regimens of treatment the number of runts produced varied from none to as much as 80 per cent of the litter.Ex. Usually, half of us would sleep on the ground outside and the other half would go for the nesh option of sleeping in a tent or hut.Ex. Shock as boofy blokes beat weedy intellectual in popularity contest.Ex. By running away he shows who he is -- a boneless coward who never engaged in direct confrontation with the enemy.----* alto y débil = spindly [spindlier -comp., spindliest -sup.].* débil de salud = poor health.* débiles, los = little guy, the.* en el momento más débil de Alguien = at + Posesivo + weakest.* eslabón débil = weak link.* hacerse el débil = sandbagging.* luz débil = glimmer.* más débil de la camada, el = runt of the litter, the.* más débil del grupo, el = runt of the litter, the.* punto débil = blind spot, weak link.* punto débil, el = chink in the armour, the.* ser el contrincante más débil = punch above + Posesivo + weight.* ser el punto más débil de Alguien = be at + Posesivo + weakest.* * *a) < persona> ( físicamente) weak; ( falto de - firmeza) soft; (- voluntad) weak; <economía/ejército/gobierno> weakb) <sonido/voz> faint; < moneda> weak; < argumento> weak; < excusa> feeble, lame; < luz> dim, faintc) <sílaba/vocal> unstressed, weak* * *= powerless, flimsy [flimsier -comp., flimsiest -sup.], shaky [shakier -comp., shakiest -sup.], weak [weaker -comp., weakest -sup.], fragile, spineless, feeble, effete, faint, frail, feckless, thin [thinner -comp., thinnest -sup.], weakling, runt, nesh, weedy [weedier -comp., weediest -sup.], boneless.Ex: In a world divided by ideology, by trade barriers, by military threats and nuclear fears, we librarians are not powerless.
Ex: Many paperbacks actually stand up to this usage better than the flimsy hardback covers now being produced.Ex: The subdivision 'Discovery and Exploration' under geographic names reinforces the popularly held notion that the world outside Western Europe had no history -- and only a shaky hold on existence -- before it was 'discovered' by Western Europeans.Ex: Problems arise from weak or outmoded structuring of subjects in the schedules of DC.Ex: The material which carries the message is fragile.Ex: To call a supervisor ' spineless' is to tag him as weak and therefore unfair to his really good employees.Ex: Mearns warns us, 'Recollection is treacherous; it is usually too broad or too narrow for another's use; and what is more serious, it is frequently undependable and worn and feeble'.Ex: Some teachers argue against book clubs, claiming that they bring together only a certain kind of avid reader, the literary equivalent of the religiously effete and over-pious.Ex: As more and more copies are produced, so the amount of dye on the master is reduced layer by layer until the image on the copy paper becomes quite faint.Ex: Previous research has demonstrated that frail elderly living in subsidized high-rise apartments have greater unmet needs than elderly who reside in traditional community housing.Ex: The author wrings sick humor from its feckless heroes' forlorn attempts to escape from a drug habit that they do not really enjoy any longer.Ex: Although it may be a bit thin in its use of standard academic sources of information, it is exceedingly strong on insider information and personal interviews.Ex: According to Safire, when a slice a cake was put before him Putin said 'Sweets are for weaklings and children'.Ex: Under the same regimens of treatment the number of runts produced varied from none to as much as 80 per cent of the litter.Ex: Usually, half of us would sleep on the ground outside and the other half would go for the nesh option of sleeping in a tent or hut.Ex: Shock as boofy blokes beat weedy intellectual in popularity contest.Ex: By running away he shows who he is -- a boneless coward who never engaged in direct confrontation with the enemy.* alto y débil = spindly [spindlier -comp., spindliest -sup.].* débil de salud = poor health.* débiles, los = little guy, the.* en el momento más débil de Alguien = at + Posesivo + weakest.* eslabón débil = weak link.* hacerse el débil = sandbagging.* luz débil = glimmer.* más débil de la camada, el = runt of the litter, the.* más débil del grupo, el = runt of the litter, the.* punto débil = blind spot, weak link.* punto débil, el = chink in the armour, the.* ser el contrincante más débil = punch above + Posesivo + weight.* ser el punto más débil de Alguien = be at + Posesivo + weakest.* * *1 ‹persona› (físicamente) weak; (falto de — firmeza) soft; (— voluntad) weak; ‹economía/ejército/gobierno› weakes de complexión débil she has a very weak constitutionaún está débil he's still weakes muy débil de carácter he has a very weak character2 ‹sonido/voz› faint; ‹moneda› weak; ‹corriente› weak; ‹argumento› weak; ‹excusa› feeble, lameda una luz muy débil it gives out a very dim o feeble o weak light3 ( Ling) ‹sílaba/vocal› unstressed, weaklos débiles the weaklos económicamente débiles ( frml); those on low incomes* * *
débil adjetivo
‹moneda/argumento› weak;
‹ excusa› feeble, lame;
‹ luz› dim, faint;
‹sílaba/vocal› unstressed, weak
débil
I adj (fuerza, salud) weak, feeble: el argumento era muy débil, his reasoning was flawed
es muy débil de carácter, she is very weak
es muy débil con sus alumnos, he is lenient with his students o he is over-indulgent with his students
(intensidad de luz o sonido) faint
punto débil, weak spot
II mf
1 weak person: el fuerte oprime al débil, the powerful opress the weak
2 (blandengue) wimp: eres una débil, no aguantas nada el calor, don't be such a wimp, it's not even hot
' débil' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- alicaída
- alicaído
- flaca
- flaco
- flojear
- goteo
- talón
- tenue
- blando
- flojo
- lánguido
- pelele
- sexo
English:
A
- an
- anaemic
- and
- as
- be
- chink
- dim
- do
- failing
- faint
- feather
- feeble
- frail
- from
- infirm
- limp
- link
- shaky
- shall
- should
- tenuous
- than
- that
- them
- thin
- to
- weak
- were
- what
- whatever
- wimp
- wimpish
- would
- you
- your
- yourself
- fragile
- glimmer
- hole
- low
- muted
- run
- spindly
- spineless
- weakly
- weakness
* * *♦ adj1. [persona] [sin fuerzas] weak;[condescendiente] lax, lenient;de constitución débil prone to illness, sickly;débil de carácter of weak character2. [voz, sonido] faint;[luz] dim, faint;una débil mejoría a slight improvement;una débil brisa movía las cortinas a slight breeze moved the curtains3. [país, gobierno, moneda] weak;[argumento, teoría] weak, lame4. [sílaba] unstressed5. [vocal] weak [i, u]♦ nmfweak person;ser un débil to be weak;una enfermedad que ataca a los más débiles a disease which attacks the weakest o most vulnerable* * *adj weak* * *débil adj: weak, feeble♦ débilmente adv* * *débil adj1. (en general) weak2. (ruido) faint -
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'đebiladj1) schwach, kraftlosMe encuentro débil. — Ich fühle mich schwach.
2) ( de carácter) willensschwach3) ( despacio) leise4) ( opaco) matt5) ( insuficiente) schwach, unzureichenadjetivo————————sustantivo masculino y femeninoSchwache der, diedébildébil ['deβil]schwach -
4 débil
adj1) сла́быйа) слабоси́льный; хру́пкийб) обесси́ленный (болезнью; старостью); не́мощныйв) безво́льный; пода́тливыйг) неинтенси́вный; нере́зкий; приглушённый2)débil mental — слабоу́мный
económicamente débil — офиц малообеспе́ченный; малоиму́щий
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1. adj2) слабохарактерный, безвольный; инертный2. m -
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• debilní• slabým• lék. debil• slaboch* * *• slabošský (povahou)• tělesně i duševně nevyvinutým• lék. debilní člověk -
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adj 1) слаб, неспособен; 2) прен. слаб, уязвим, който не може да се защити; 3) прен. оскъден, недостатъчен; débil mental псих. дебил, умствено изостанал. -
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прил.1) общ. бессильный, малосильный, некрепкий, немощный, неспособный, неяркий, обескровленный, слабосильный, слабый, тонкий, тусклый, беспомощный (бессильный), маломощный (слабый), нестойкий (слабый), тихий (слабый), утлый (слабый), мягкотелый (тж. перен.)2) разг. (слабый) жидкий, захирелый, хилый, швах3) перен. отдалённый -
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• feckless• feeble• flimsily• flinch• frail• sickly• strengthless• we will see• weak act• weakest precondition• weakly-built -
11 débil de u.p.
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14 débil mental
adj.mentally retarded, feebleminded.f. & m.moron.* * *mentally retarded person, mentally deficient person -
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1) слабоумный2) глупец, дурак -
16 débil de salud
(n.) = poor healthEx. Much of his later life he lived in reclusion, loneliness, poor health, and despair.* * *(n.) = poor healthEx: Much of his later life he lived in reclusion, loneliness, poor health, and despair.
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18 débil del pecho
прил.разг. (delicado, enfermo) слабогрудый -
19 débil excusa
прил.общ. слабое оправдание -
20 débil mental
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